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By IGN Staff

Infogrames Completes Merger Infogrames, Inc. and Infogrames North America announced that they have completed their merger, with both forming a new division of mega-publisher Infogrames Entertainment. Also, the Infogrames Entertainment SA will secure 28 million shares of Infogrames, Inc. Inforgrames Inc. also has to fess up $128 million in debt owed to French owned parent company through 20.1 million shares of stock.

EA Licenses LIPSinc It was announced today that Electronic Arts licensed LIPSinc's Echo technology for the production of five upcoming games. Echo is used for the lip-synching and facial animations in the production of games.

Choose Your Allegiance Crave and Liquid dropped us a note today to tell us that they have begun the process of opening their new Battle Realms website. Once you get onto the site, you'll be asked to pick an allegiance to a clan so that you will be sent information via email about that clan. They will be updating the site with new information regularly from there. Click here for all of our hinkfo on the game.

Ratbag Makes a Deal Ratbag and World of Outlaws announced that they have signed a deal for Ratbag to develop a series of sprint racing games with the World of Outlaws brand. For those of you that aren't very familiar with the racing world, the Pennzoil World of Outlaws series is the "world's premier sprint car racing series." Ratbag is the developer of Dirt Track Racing and the upcoming Dirt Track Racing: Sprint Cars.

3-D Ultra Lionel TrainTown Deluxe Heads to Stores Sierra Attractions announced that 3-D Ultra Lionel TrainTown Deluxe is right on time for it's next stop at a store near you. Grab the game and work your way through new puzzles, three new worlds, and a new track layout designer.